Cactus (Cactaceae): Spines modified leaves Fruit eaten. California Buckwheat (Polygonaceae):

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1 P1 P2 You need to know all of the families listed. You also need to know the characteristics and be able to identify ANY plant within the families printed in BOLD (ANY PLANT IN THE WORLD!) Photos of most of the plants can be found on the Mt. SAC Wildlife Sanctuary Website: ( Acacia (Fabacea) Gollden Wattle - Phyllodes Australia Ash Tree (Oleaceae) Baseball Bats Bladderpod (Capparaceae) Compound leaves Bell peppers Seed Pod Light and floats Brazilian Pepper Tree (Anacardiaceae) Compound leaves S. America not true pepper Black Sage (Lamianceae) Mint family square flower stalks Butterflies & Humming birds Bulrush (Cyperaceae): Indicator of freshwater NA baskets and rope Cactus (Cactaceae): Spines modified leaves Fruit eaten California Buckwheat (Polygonaceae): California Buckeye Ohio State Fish Paralytic Native Americans California Redbud (Fabaceae): Pea family Straight shoots arrows California Sagebrush (Asteraceae): Not a true sage Used by NA to treat skunk spray California Sweet Bay ( Lauraceae) Put in nostrils to cure head ache Tea for head ache/stomach pain Caster Bean (Euphorbiaceae): Source of Ricin Catalina Cherry (Rosaceae): Cyanide in seed True cherry Catalina Ironwood (Rosaceae): Ribbon Bark Cattails (Tuphaceae): Indicator of freshwater

2 P3 P4 Coast Live Oak (Fagaceae): Tannins in leaves - herbicide Coffeeberry (Rhamnaceae): Dark red fruit is laxative Seed can be roasted, grown into coffee Coyote Bush (Asteraceae): Small flowers, very dry, used to start fires Encelia (Asteraceae): Brittle Bush Leathery, hairy leaves Eucalyptus (Myractaceae): Australia, oil for decongestion, arthritis Blue Gum, Silver Dollar Fig, (Wild) Native to MidEast/Wasia Flannelbush (Sterculiaceae): Trichome hairs, allergies Fremont Cottonwood (Salicaceae): Strongly Flattened Petiole, wind resistant Ginkgo: Only males planted, females stink Indian Hawthorne (Pink Lady) (Roseaceae) Southern China, drought tolerant, freeways, shrubs Jacaranda (Bignoniaceae): Double compound leaves, Mark s old, C/S America Planted all over the world (tropic/subtropic) Jojoba (Simmondsiaceae): Leaves point upward Laurel Sumac (Anacardiaceae): Taco shaped leaves, flour from fruit, root bark used To make tea to treat dysentery Lemonade Berry (Anacardiaceae): Used by NA to make drink, jagged leaf edges Manzanita (Ericaceae): Red, smotth bark. Leaves used as toothbrushes Mustard (Brassicaceae): Non-native, invasive Olive Tree (Oleaceae): Fruitless, Mediterranean climate Palms (Arecaceae): California Fan: Mexican Fan: Pampas Grass (Poaceae): Invasive, ruins water, south america Pine Trees (Pinaceae): Male low, females high, shed snow, rec stomata Sago Palm: Not a palm, secondary growth Southern Magnolia (Magnoliaceae): White flowers in Winter, mid-mesozoic 80mya Sugar Bush (Anacardiaceae): Used by NA to make sweet drink, smooth margins on leaves

3 P5 P6 Toyon (Rosaceae): Hollyberry, flowers in Winter, Hollywood Tree Tobacco (Solanceae): Nightshade family, used in NA ceremonies Western Sycamore (Plantaceae): Palmately Veined Leaves Walnut Tree (Juglandaceae): City of Walnut White Alder (Betulaceae): Male Catkins Female Catkins White Sage (Lamianceae): Leaves used to make tea for fevers Mule Fat (Asteraceae) 3 parallel veined leaves used to make arrows Elderberry (Caprifoliaceae) Small cream colored flowers Can be used to make wine California Pepper Native to Peru Drought tolerant No a true pepper HoreHound (Lamiaceae) Used to make lozenge candy for sore throat Incense Cedar Scale like leaves Used to make pencils Liquid Amber Palmately veined leaves Bark differs from West Sycamore. Mesquite (Fabaceae) Small, compound leaves Desert plant, drought tolerant Paloverde (Fabaceae) Photosynthetic stems NA used beans as food source Sticky Monkey Flower Willow (Saliaceae) Grows near water Source of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) Hippocrates & text from Egypt, others Blackberry Bush Edible berries in summer (dark purple)

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